An administrator with the local constable’s office posted on the agency’s Facebook page regarding the situation:

“I would advise everyone to limit traveling the section of FM 457 from Caney Drive/CR298 to Carancahua CR201 during the night and early morning.”

The refuge announced they will start a controlled burn this week to cut off the fire, the resulting burn from which is expected to bring heavy smoke across FM 457 – prompting the warning from the constable’s office.

While some damage may be incurred, officials believe the fire is not expected to be as serious as the wildfires in Northern California, which are destroying countless acres and forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes.